Nissan Almera (2000 - 2006) - 10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k

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Tue 6 Oct 2009 13:53
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - mark.b
just want to get an idea of opinion i have been looking around for an almera this week , there seems to be a split between 40-50k cars and 60-80k cars , would a 40k ish car be a bad buy as it would of only been doing short journeys or should i go for the higher mileage car as its probably had longer journeys and got up to temperature more frequently
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Tue 6 Oct 2009 15:23
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - bathtub tom
Mine does short journeys most weekdays of four miles, but the temp gauge says it's normal at about two miles. It does get reasonable 50 - 100 mile thrashes in between.

I'd say it's a question of what it sounds like, PARTICULARLY WHEN COLD!

I once bought a Micra that had a suspiciously warm engine early one morning. The seller said he'd used it to pop to the newsagents. It had a death rattle when cold cured only by new chains, wheels and tensioners.

Have you made a note of my comment on engine numbers?
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Tue 6 Oct 2009 15:33
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - oldnotbold
All ten year-old cars are a lottery. If you found one that had been used on a brisk-ish daily commute of ten miles (or more) each day then that's the best you could hope for. That would imply a mileage of 75k or more.
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Tue 6 Oct 2009 15:50
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - perro
How long is a piece of string? £2000 for a 10 year old car - we've all been there friend, some ya win and some ya lose, but you can improve on the odds of buying a pup by taking someone along to check out the car - listen to that chain from stone cold + does it seem like its been cared for + what service history has it got + is it from a dealer or a private sale + does the engine oil look fairly clean + and + and + etc.,
I'll tell ya one thing I've found over the years - if its got good boots, the chances are its been looked after - especially if dem boots are all the same make!
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Tue 6 Oct 2009 15:57
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - old crocks
if its got good boots the chances are its been looked after - especially if dem boots are all the same make!


...And if its got flares then avoid!
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Tue 6 Oct 2009 16:32
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - nick
I agree with perro. Four matched tyres of a good make is always a good sign.
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Tue 6 Oct 2009 17:32
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - oldnotbold
Matching collar and cuffs on an old model is not common these days.
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Tue 6 Oct 2009 17:46
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - perro
>>>...And if its got flares then avoid!<<<

Ah! but ... some cars need flares to take dem big boots ;)
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Tue 6 Oct 2009 20:55
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - mark.b
this one is probably what i am going to end up with , going to look at it in the next couple of days

tinyurl.com/yesc2xn {Link to Autotrader shortened , and also your postcode replaced with one of the Autotrader ones}



what do you all reckon

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 06/10/2009 at 22:03

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Tue 6 Oct 2009 21:27
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - perro
>>>what do you all reckon<<<

It looks like a blinder Mark, but looks can be deceiving, don't judge a book by its cover, beauty is only skin deep, btw - I'm known as the doom & gloom merchant around here!
Unless its a dog on viewing, I'll wager ya'll be its next owner :)
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Tue 6 Oct 2009 21:38
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - bathtub tom
D'yer live near me, and want to swap those steel rims for my allys? They've got new (cheapo) tyres on 'em.

Be very careful!
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Wed 7 Oct 2009 21:11
10yr 40k or 10 yr 70k - scott1s
Nice car, I had one for 3 years and it never let me down.

The one highlighted though is NOT a Sport+. You can tell by - 15" 5 spoke not 16" multispoke wheels, no sunroof, no side skirts, no 6 disc changer.

nice car though. go for it
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